The winter storm watch for the entire Chicago area goes into effect Wednesday morning, with hazardous travel expected and snow-covered roads across Illinois.

Chicago has been hit by multiple blizzards over the years, but this one still ranks as the heaviest when it comes to snowfall totals.

The blizzard of 1967 buried Chicago under 23 inches of snow. Just 11 years later, another blizzard blanketed the city in almost a foot of snow. Just before the morning rush hour on Jan. 26 ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 12 ... 1979: The city was walloped by a massive blizzard that dumped 20.3 inches of snow. At the time it was the second-largest ...